John Higgins reached 1,000 career centuries but lost at the British Open. Ronnie O’Sullivan is the only other player to reach the four-figure century milestone.
Last updated: 19/09/24 11:36 PM
John Higgins becomes just the second snooker player to reach 1,000 centuries.
John Higgins became just the second snooker player to reach 1,000 career centuries, despite losing at the English Open in Brentwood.
The 49-year-old Scotsman achieved the feat with breaks of 108 and 105 in the third and fifth frames of his quarter-final match against Mark Allen.
But it wasn’t enough to seal the win and boost his chances of staying in the Top 16. Allen recorded a personal best of 100 in the first frame and held on in a tough final frame to win 4-3.
Ronnie O’Sullivan is the only player to reach the four-figure century milestone, with his win over Neil Robertson in the final frame of the 2019 Players Championship final.
Earlier, Judd Trump came from behind to beat Fan Zhengyi 4-2 and set up a quarter-final encounter with China’s Wu Yize.
The world number one won three straight frames and made a break of 101 to extend his winning streak and move one step closer to joining O’Sullivan and Higgins in the 1,000-match club.
Mark Selby kept his cool to beat Shi Jiahui 4-3 to book a quarter-final against India’s Ishpreet Singh Chadha, who also won a deciding final frame against China’s He Guoqiang.
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